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Africa study finds three million new genetic variations

Opinion Zané Lombard - 24 Nov 2020

The findings have wide relevance, from learning more about African history and migration to specific variants of people’s health

Business schools need to mimic new reality

Opinion Rayner Canning - 22 Nov 2020

With most corporates effectively having their staff work remotely, educators will need to match and exceed this if they are to do more than just survive

Virtual world left out of policy on universities’ international collaboration

Opinion Ylva Rodny-Gumede - 22 Nov 2020

The pandemic has underlined the need for effective research, teaching and learning through virtual platforms regardless of travel restrictions

Stop the ‘war on drugs’, it doesn’t work

Opinion Tlaleng Mofokeng - 22 Nov 2020

Punitive measures simply drive drug use underground. A more effective way is to adopt harm reduction interventions

Collaboration is key for equitable access

Coronavirus Bada Pharasi - 21 Nov 2020

Equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, therapies and diagnostics is a moral duty

Masterclasses in duck-and-dive

Opinion Paddy Harper - 21 Nov 2020

You didn’t need to be a genius or a prophet to predict that Bushiri would run or that Zuma would stall

The solar energy market will grow if innovative business models are developed

Opinion Kudzaishe Chivandire - 20 Nov 2020

Southern African suppliers should consider entering into partnerships with financiers to offer off-grid, hybrid and prepaid solutions to customers

Editorial: Political meddling won’t save the SABC

Editorial Editorial - 20 Nov 2020

For years, in moves that harked back to the repressive regime of the Nats, the public broadcaster has been used by the party as its political football in internal factional battles, or to censor dissent.

Wealth taxes and loosening monetary policy is playing with fire

Opinion Jannie Rossouw & Fanie Joubert - 20 Nov 2020

A response to the article ‘Tax the superrich and raise inflation to cut state debt, inequality and poverty’ in the M&G on 10 November

The importance of children’s voices going viral

Opinion Luzuko Sonkapu - 20 Nov 2020

Young people often have great insights into how things can be made better for them

Diabetes is not just about the sugar

Opinion Ellapen Rapiti - 19 Nov 2020

Newer drugs, which prevent costly complications, should be made much more affordable

Cities need to embrace dark night skies

Opinion Nick Dunn - 19 Nov 2020

Brightness harms people’s and other creatures’ health, disrupts ecosystems and changes climate

Carlos on the wheels of SA justice

Cartoons Carlos - 19 Nov 2020

South African justice is up on bricks.

How the Unabomber was caught or, why we need subeditors

Opinion Kiri Rupiah & Luke Feltham - 19 Nov 2020

Subeditors are the people who turn a reporter’s words into coherent work with the correct use of grammar and language, without removing the author’s voice or misrepresenting the report

We developed a simple process to recycle urine. Here’s how it’s done

Opinion Prithvi Simha, Christopher Buckley & Jenna Senecal - 19 Nov 2020

Most of the wastewater produced worldwide receives no treatment and the nutrients in wastewater go to waste. Here's how households can draw these nutrients from urine

Eusebius McKaiser: Zuma’s recusal case is utterly unconvincing

Opinion Eusebius McKaiser - 18 Nov 2020

The legal arguments put forward by the former president’s team are weak and inconsistent

Our world needs empathetic intervention — not heroes

Opinion Ncedisa Nkonyeni & Cynthia Rayner - 17 Nov 2020

The pandemic has reminded us of interconnectedness and that we need to see the world from various perspectives, especially in case studies

Teaching cannot live on technology alone

Opinion Karin Wolff - 17 Nov 2020

The assumption of digital fluency for staff and students threatens a socially just education system

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